Yeah, Nintendo had a press conference today where they announced the Nintendo DSi amongst other things. And here are the other things!
Let’s start off witht his game montage. See if you can pick out the interesting bits.
What a day it’s been. That Microsoft press conference was quite the bore up until the very end when “shit got real”. Anyways, for those who don’t have the time to scour the net for all the juicy footage and essential info, I did it all for you. Enjoy.
Trust me, this list is a lot more exciting than having it slowly revealed to you.
For the Microsoft press conference, Microsoft saved their biggest announcement for last: Square-Enix’ Final Fantasy XIII is no longer an PlayStation 3 exclusive. It’s also heading over to the Xbox 360 for both North America and Europe. What? No Japan? Apparently, Japanese Xbox 360 fans won’t be getting FFXIII on Microsoft’s platform. Seems like Square Enix is trying hard to efficiently maximize audience reach.
As to why they ended the exclusivity with Sony? Here are some excerpts of answers from Square-Enix executive Shinji Hashimoto. All answers courteousy of Kotaku’s Square-Enix live blog:
The concept of the PVR is awesome, but the idea of purchasing a dedicated box for the added convenience is brutally expensive. Solution? PlayTV. While PlayTV isn’t free (or coming to North America), it will likely be cheaper than a dedicated box if you have a PS3 already. The instructional video demonstrates above all the neat features of PlayTV that will probably never see the light of day in North America. PlayTV uses DVB-T, but I do wonder if SCEA will come up with a North American equivalent.
